End Carceral harm

Ice out of LA

About the campaign

Ending Local Collaboration With ICE

L.A. County must stop enabling systems that separate families and criminalize immigrant communities.

The ICE Out of L.A. campaign works to end all collaboration between Los Angeles County agencies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pushing for policies that protect—not harm—immigrant communities.

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What’s happening now

Despite being a so-called sanctuary region, local systems still play a role in transferring people into federal immigration enforcement pipelines.

These practices lead to family separation, detention, and deportation—causing lasting harm to individuals, families, and entire communities.

  • County agencies continue to share information and coordinate practices that funnel people into federal immigration enforcement.

  • These policies undermine trust in public institutions, making immigrant communities less likely to seek services, report crimes, or access care.

  • Families and communities are harmed when local resources are used to support detention and deportation instead of protecting residents.

We are working to fully remove ICE from L.A. County systems and ensure local resources are used to support, not criminalize, immigrant residents.

  • End all County collaboration with ICE and strengthen policies that keep local agencies out of federal immigration enforcement.

  • Build a County where immigrant residents can safely access healthcare, housing, education, and public services without fear of detention or deportation.

WHY IT MATTERS

Immigration enforcement is deeply tied to systems of punishment that disproportionately harm Black and brown communities.

When local agencies cooperate with ICE, they extend the reach of a system that criminalizes migration, destabilizes families, and undermines community safety.

Families deserve to stay together

Collaboration with ICE leads to detention and deportation, tearing families apart and creating long-term trauma.

Safety means protection

Communities are safer when people can access services and support without fear of detention or deportation.

Our Solution

Remove ice from county systems

We are fighting for an end to all local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

This includes ending transfers from jails to ICE custody, cutting data-sharing practices, and ensuring County resources are directed toward services that support immigrant communities.

The progress

The impact

Organizing is shifting the conversation and building momentum for change.

Awareness

Exposing harmful practices

The campaign has brought greater visibility to how local systems contribute to immigration enforcement.

Advocacy

Building public pressure

Community members and advocates are mobilizing to demand policies that protect immigrant residents.

Policy change

Advancing protections

Efforts are underway to strengthen policies that limit cooperation with ICE and expand protections for impacted communities.

Coalition power

Standing together

Organizations across L.A. County are working in coalition to push for a future free from immigration enforcement harm.

Stay engaged

Why engagement matters

Ending ICE’s presence in L.A. County requires sustained pressure and community power.

We need continued organizing, advocacy, and public participation to ensure the County fully cuts ties with ICE and invests in policies that protect immigrant communities.

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Explore reports, toolkits, and updates to better understand the issue and find ways to get involved in the fight to get ICE out of L.A.

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Measure J was successful because of the outpouring of support from advocates, community members, and the public who believed deeply that we address racial injustice by investing in health, housing, and jobs.